Verna Aardema
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Verna Norberg Aardema Vugteveen (June 6, 1911 – May 11, 2000), best known by the name Verna Aardema,Template:Citation needed was an American writer of children's books.
In 1960, she published her first set of stories, Tales from the Story Hat, which were very successful, and so she continued to adapt traditional tales and folklore from distant cultures, (usually from Africa and Mexico) to expose young children to the vast variety of human expression.
Her book, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1975), illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, received the Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977. Who's in Rabbit's House? 1977 was the 1977 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner in 1978. Aardema received the Children's Reading Round Table Award in 1981, and several of her works have been selected as Notable Books by the American Library Association. Her Oh Kojo! How Could You! won the 1984 Parents' Choice Award for Literature.Template:Citation needed
See alsoEdit
SourcesEdit
- Verna Aardema Bibliography from James Madison University
- Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, vol. 18, pp. 471–472.
- Fifth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators, 1983, pp. 1–2.
External linksEdit
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- Verna Aardema Papers in the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection —with biographical sketch
- Verna AardemaTemplate:Dead link at Library of Congress Authorities — with 39 catalog records